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RHWBH- 10/17/11
I love Kyle's accessories (and general style). I am wearing a necklace very much like the one she wore to game night. Now I want matching earrings.
What's the deal with 'you stole my house!'? It was hard to sort it all out with Kim's rambling mumbling. So Big Kathy willed her three daughters joint ownership of her properties and Kyle bought her two sisters out of the Palm Desert property but only paid $20k for Kim's portion of the home? If that's so, yeah, Kyle did kind of weasel her own sister out of a valuable piece of real estate.
Lisa could plan a beautiful wedding with all her restaurant and event contacts. That crazy wedding planner- as soon as he called the bride 'tacky' I thought they should give him the boot!
I felt sorry for Brandi- they did gang up on her and she lashed out. The BH Housewives act like they're so proper (spelling out b-i-t-c-h and whispering about how '***' shouldn't be uttered at BBQs) but when it comes time to throw down they say the ugliest things to each other. At least Brandi keeps it real- she is who she is.
I also don't think that Dana is desperate and an a$$ kisser- I think worrying about everyone's comfort is just part of being a party planner.
Taylor- skinnier than ever. At least she takes whole milk in her latte. Adrienne- totally the 'Caroline Manzo' of the bunch. Camille- bring back the crazy!
Re: RHWBH- 10/17/11
Kim discussing the Palm Desert home buyout puzzled me too once she said was given only $20,000 for her share of the house. I agree, if this is true, then WOW. I remember from last season's finale that Kim said something about Mauricio giving Kim money ("he treats you like a second wife!"), so maybe he was paying Kim money over and above the $20K (because he figured she'd need it over time rather than blowing it on stupid stuff like picture frames)? I hesitate to believe Kim since she's in her own little bizarre world, but she does hold this as a grudge against Kyle and you can tell it's been bothering her for years, sooo.....
I think it's ridiculous that they keep spelling out swear words after the fact. I understand you should not talk that way at a party where kids are in attendance, but when they discuss it later, everything is spelled out and it's just the women there. I have seen Kyle and Kim drop the F bomb before whenever they worked up. And I can see Dana swearing like a sailor too, but she keeps it clean to impress the housewives.
That wedding planner, Kevin Lee, cracked me the hell up. According to this 2010 interview, Martin Short's role as Franck Eggelhoffer, the wedding planner from the movie Father of the Bride II, was a character actually based on Kevin. I can totally see this! And Lisa mentioned this too without giving Kevin the credit for it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJGbRaUB28s
eta: I felt bad for Brandi at the game party too. She wanted to be tough, but ended up crying. She was totally ganged up on. Although I feel if she wasn't in a cast and crutches, I think she would have thrown down more and be in the Richards sisters faces. And wtf about not telling her where her damn crutches are??
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Can we discuss Taylor's reaction to when Brandy and Kyle's fight appeared to be getting physical? Girlfriend freaked the heck out and it made me sad, because her overreaction was obviously the result of abuse that she's suffered in her own life.
I'm getting a little annoyed with the way Bravo is showing the next episode premieres. I thought this week was going to be the "we don't say that he hits you" conversation.
Priss28King is wise.--"Lurky, you are so mean... but always so on point!"
This is my theory on the house situation: the $20K is above and beyond the amount Kim received as her portion of the buyout. Their mother died a while ago, and I'm thinking that the actual buyout money was forgotten/spent by Kim and she operated under the assumption that she still owned part of the Palm Desert house (which I can see happening - Kyle seems to have an open door policy). The $20K loan/gift from Mauricio coincided with Kim discovering that the house is, in fact, not legally hers.
Or, back when Kyle asked to be sole owner of the property, both sisters decided to take a low buyout amount in exchange for having unrestricted access to the house and the house remaining in the family. I'm sure it makes it legally and financially easier if there is only one owner for a property. Kim could have been married at the time and not so worried about money.
I like this Camille so much better. Ironically, she looks a lot more tired this season than she did last season. Maybe she doesn't have as much help anymore.
Dana is creepy. I liked her at first, but that whole scene between her and Kyle on the couch....weeeeeiiiiirrrrrddddd. Her asskissing is uncomfortable to watch. I read on another site that she does not really live in that house and that the reason she namedrops so many brands is because they pay her to do so. She's ick. And the fact that she didn't act like the hostess at her own party (in fact, just encouraged Kyle/Kim to pick on Brandi) was incredibly rude. It's so high school.
I think Kyle tends to be a little on the controlling side, but honeslty she's got her life together, has an amazing family and husband and Kim is just a crazy lady, Kyle has no choice but to be the responsible one. I'm sure Kyle and her husband (who is in the real estate business) had a very legal transaction when she bought out her 2 sisters, I doubt she "stole" the house from Kim. Kim probably couldn't afford the taxes or the upkeep ion the house, who knows. I don't think she bought them out for 20K- Kim said she wanted to "borrow" 20K from her part of the house- so she probably wanted a loan against the equity in the home.
I kept wondering why Lisa wasnt having the wedding at Villa Blanca-it's an amazing restaurant and would be beautiful for a wedding, but I did see photos of the wedding (which was in August) and it was stunning- and her home looked amazing. The wedding planner was a bit crazy, even my husband said it's Fronk from Father of the Bride.
I don't feel sorry for Brandi I think she is so trashy and has no class, hello- who is always calling themselves a slut? I'm not saying she deserved to be left by her husband and treated the way he treated her, but she's a hot mess.
I don't mind Dana, but I agree with Camille- she really wants to be friends with these ladies, what was the "we are together forever"? comment- I'm thinking you just met half of these women. I'm sorry but if she's a party planner she's a terrible one and her house needs an interior designer pronto.
Taylor- is really skinny, please just eat a burger, or something! Other then that I don't really feel one way or the other about her.
Adrienne- LOVE her! She definatly tires to keep the peace, but I am amazed at how she is ever friends with Brandi- I just don't see what they have in common.
Camille- Loving her this season, I think she's really a good person.
Dana, Ugh, the conversation on the couch about being together forever....WEIRD!
Brandi, I feel bad for her, the girls are so mean.
Lisa, I don't like the catty personality that she's showing this season. She's out to hate Brandi just because Brandi knows Cedric. I like how she is somewhat down to earth with the spending on the wedding. Though wouldn't call her spending down to earth overall, like the wedding planner said, look at their house!
Kim, She certainly found her voice this season. She's so twitchy, I wouldn't be surprised if she was on drugs. Hiding the crutches was mean.
Kyle, What the heck is her beef with Brandi, really? It must be bad quite considering how rude she is to her.
Camille, Why didn't she stand up for Brandi? Why is she all huggy with Kyle and Kim now? Puke. I like that shes not trying to be part of the drama but I bet that is just because she's tired of drama from her divorce. I think that inside of her lurks a drama queen.
Adrienne, I like that she is remaining neutral and reasonable but wish she'd be more vocal about it.
Taylor, her reaction to the ensuing cat fight was sad. I am glad she took a stand but you can tell that her reaction comes from a place of hurt. BTW, did you see WWHL? Taylor and Matt Nordgren?
That surprised me! I know Matt loves the ladies but Taylor? She just doesn't seem like his usual blonde, boobs, big hair type chicks. Of course, neither does Courtney.
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I was taken aback by that one! I can't see them together at all. I'm also ridiculously bummed that he and Courtney aren't together. I got way too invested in that stupid show/relationship.
Taylor's reaction to the fight starting to get physical was heart-breaking, as others have said. It was a glimpse into what she went through with Russell and it makes me sad for her.
I don't like Brandi, but the Mean Girls routine from the Richards sisters was a little much. Her meth comment directed at Kim was over-the-top, yes - I don't care if she truly thinks that's what Kim's doing. She should have kept her mouth shut.
I did agree with Kyle about Brandi's son peeing in the yard. I get that there wasn't much Brandi could do, but seriously? You're not going to reprimand for that? Aside from that, though, Kyle was harping on it too much. Let it go. It wasn't *that* big of a deal.
Kim does seem extra twitchy and disoriented this year and I do wonder what's going on with her. I didn't care for her last season and I don't care for her now. Whatever's going on with relation to that house, she and Kyle need to hash it out and then they need to move on. I swear, all these Housewives are the masters of holding a grudge, especially the ones who are related.
Lisa's catty and nasty this year and I'm not a fan. That wedding planner irritated the hell out of me, but I definitely can't wait to see the wedding come together (I hope they show it on this season, at least).
I love Camille this season.
I'm indifferent about Adrienne.
I really think there is some thing going on with Kim, I saw a video on youtube about her getting escorted out of an airport for being trashed. But I do feel sorry for her, she was a child star and her mother lived vicariously through her daughter. And she probably did have to support her whole family and we have all seen how most child turn out after being rung dry by their families.
I really used to like Kyle, but after seeing how she acted towards Brandi after just first meeting her was appalling, And to be honest I wouldn't have sat there and taken the trash talking right in front of my face. And I know what I would think if I saw someone going into the bathroom 15 times. Seems to me like Kyle is a control freak and she puts on a good act.
I do like Brandi ,she seems real so far. I would have smacked those girls with my crutches. And hiding them? What is this middle school? You don't start trashing someones kids either, not cool.
I used to like Lisa last season as well but lately she just comes off as a pot-stirrer. She is a gossip and she manipulates things behind the scenes. Also thought it was totally inappropriate for Kyle and her to sit there and talk about Brandi, Adrienne's friend, in front of Adrienne.
I admire Adrienne, I think she is a classy lady and that's probably why she doesn't get as much screen time. I do think that her marriage isn't that happy, she seems constantly annoyed by him. I thought it was funny when in the confessional she said "I have three boys, I am sure they have peed on the grass before, they are boys." But I do wish she would have said that to Kyle or Lisa.